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The epic avant-garde opera <em>Einstein on the Beach</em>, a collaboration between composer Philip Glass, director Robert Wilson and choreographer Lucinda Childs, is being revived for the first time in two decades.

The Minds Behind 'Einstein On The Beach' Talk Shop

Composer Phillip Glass, director Robert Wilson and choreographer Lucinda Childs discuss their epic modern opera, which is being staged for the first time in two decades.

Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black has been using his morning prayer to express his displeasure with political gridlock.

Senate Gets A Dose Of Scolding With Its Morning Prayer

Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black has made no effort to hide his frustration with the political turmoil in his daily morning prayers.

According to journalist Allen Salkin, Emeril Lagasse initially opposed bringing Rachael Ray, pictured here in 2007, onto the Food Network – and, at first, Ray agreed with him. "You have this all wrong," she told executives, "I'm beer in a bottle; you guys are champagne."

(Cabbage) Heads Will Roll: How To Make A Food Network 'From Scratch'

The Food Network was intended for cooks, but it wasn't run by them. In a new tell-all book, Allen Salkin takes an unsparing look at the channel's progression from struggling cable startup to global powerhouse, and the people who rose and fell along the way.

Kachin Independence Army recruits train at a military base in Maijiayang, Kachin State, Myanmar. The KIA has around 8,000 soldiers and has been fighting the Burmese government for independence for about half a century.

For Myanmar's Kachin Rebels, Life Teeters Between War, Peace

Myanmar, also known as Burma, has struggled to end the ethnic insurgencies that have long divided the country. Now, the last of the insurgent groups has signed a preliminary agreement.

Models, Rules And High School Dropouts: A Guide To The Economics Nobel

Favorites to win this year's prize include economists famous for work on education and income, regulation, and economic modeling.

Syracuse Notches First ACC Win

The Orange (3-3) edged NC State (3-3) 24-10 Saturday, earning its first ACC victory in school history. Both offenses struggled to find any rhythm early…

Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D mug as 1960s hippies in a promo clip for Festival Supreme, a Los Angeles-based alternative comedy festival of their own creation.

A Comedy Woodstock, Courtesy Of Tenacious D

Next weekend, Los Angeles will host a massive festival dedicated to alternative comedy, featuring acts Eric Idle of Monty Python, Sarah Silverman, Adam Sandler and dozens of others. Host Arun Rath speaks with the organizers (as well as one of the marquee acts): Jack Black and Kyle Gass, better known as the outrageous acoustic-metal band Tenacious D.

Russia Sees Staggering Income Inequality

In Russia today, 110 billionaires hold 35 percent of the nation's wealth. Host Arun Rath talks with the Wall Street Journal's Lukas Alpert about this post-Soviet phenomenon.

Birds Of A Feather Spy Together

Journalist Tom Vanderbilt discusses the nonhuman operatives — from pigeons to house cats — deployed by the United States government during the Cold War. He wrote about the program recently for the Smithsonian magazine.

A stampede on a bridge outside a Hindu temple in India killed more than 100 people on Sunday. Many of the victims leapt to their deaths in the water below.

Death Toll In India Temple Stampede Rises

Thousands of Hindu pilgrims were crossing a bridge leading to a temple in Madhya Pradesh state on Sunday when they panicked at rumors the bridge would collapse, triggering a stampede.

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